Michael Fikaris is a Melbourne based Illustrator and painter who does not update his artwork on the internet enough. He is also creative director and publisher of www.silentarmy.orgTumblr (3.0; @fikarisart)http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/787541a83f03eb4f2aa422416c18925d/tumblr_mol4bygtNL1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#fikaris #illustration #comicart #bigwitch #exhibition #hobart</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53269242812http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53269242812Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:46 +1000illustrationfikariscomicartbigwitchexhibitionhobart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c643270bb70fd8d34710978eb8fbcc6/tumblr_moilztWpFb1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161278611http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161278611Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:09:29 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/751dc77ef06bb20b4e4f01951831b021/tumblr_moilxsniMQ1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘Righton’ 1 of 5 pieces for group show above ‘heat’</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161191797http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161191797Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:08:16 +1000fikaris art 2013 backwoods melbourne<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c0e5431899ce79d4bf7246682845575/tumblr_moiltzbIHL1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘Leftover’ 1 of 5 pieces for ‘heat’ group show in melbourne this weekend (invite above) 3days only. June 21-23rd <br/> Backwoods Gallery<br/> 25 Easey st, Collingwood<br/> <a href="http://www.backwoodsgallery.com" target="_blank">www.backwoodsgallery.com</a></p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161018999http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53161018999Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:05:59 +1000art fikaris board backwoods melbourne heat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97c974e431ec139b49ebef51be40e806/tumblr_moiljkrBfA1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I run a small comic shop from my studio in melbourne city… silent army storeroom</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160552212http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160552212Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:59:43 +1000comic shop melbourne shop comic art small press illustrators zines blenderstudios<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8264b25d28780d51bb0472864af4fdda/tumblr_moild9oey61qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Detail of painting comission of a summer scene in winter</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160278919http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160278919Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:55:57 +1000fikaris painting canvas 2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5549ca047cc26eb5c5a26714b5611aa0/tumblr_moil7uvxAL1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New publication design and layout ‘everyday life can be pretty interesting stuff’ for community project with city of melbourne</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160039271http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53160039271Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:52:42 +1000comics melbourne abstract community signal silentarmy illustration fikaris<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a227db3a8a606fb12541dbb2769bf2d7/tumblr_moil2iQgtY1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look at gallery website for photos <a href="http://www.paradisehills.com.au" target="_blank">www.paradisehills.com.au</a></p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159802813http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159802813Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:49:30 +1000fikaris groupshow paradisehills gallery melbourneartists fleshtonez comicart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4ce2387a0418d56afe70f39e453c119/tumblr_moikuztTiK1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘Untitled’ piece 2 of 3 for ‘fleshtonez’ group show in melbourne until june 22nd <br/> (Invite above!)</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159472438http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159472438Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:59 +1000fikaris painting canvas 2013<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f6e477825a24e5541b2a9ab692142a2/tumblr_moiko6srHE1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘For better or worse’ by mp fikaris 2013</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159174666http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/53159174666Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:40:54 +1000fikaris painting illustration canvas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/73eaeadb3c85554994abfc7ec9de1f16/tumblr_mnvfdjY1zi1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>F r o t h12 #reprint #cartooning #psychadelia #illustration #fikaris #comicbook #froth #melbournecomix</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52138359902http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52138359902Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:41:43 +1000melbournecomixfrothpsychadeliacomicbookillustrationfikarisreprintcartooning<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ae68a04f23b3117fd049b8a240d9fbe/tumblr_mnslpqb8c71qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#reading #sexy #cartooning #minicomix #fikaris #2013</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52017991211http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52017991211Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:05:50 +1000fikarisminicomixsexyreadingcartooning2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1088dde0006a65f96d10badc31fb87ae/tumblr_mnsljhVEay1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#reading #sexy #cartooning #minicomix #fikaris #2013</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52017706661http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52017706661Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:02:05 +1000fikarisminicomixsexyreadingcartooning2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b35aa2b5b386a3999b5b086cd5a65a7/tumblr_mnsigm0jmZ1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#minicomix #reading #sexy #fikaris #freecomic #zines #new #cartooning #8pages</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52012648095http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/52012648095Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:55:34 +10008pagesfikariszinesminicomixnewfreecomicsexyreadingcartooning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b902618e2bff4453248467669b57065/tumblr_mnal07GkQz1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So many new comics about nothing drawn this week #comics #endlesskarma #fikaris #dancross #illustration #penandink #melbournecomix #nothing</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/51212206529http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/51212206529Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:42 +1000melbournecomixcomicsdancrossillustrationfikarisendlesskarmanothingpenandink<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/62da57467f9e079e704192cf971d2270/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bbeeb250fa9fab21d5b0996a17564191/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65eccbef671dabae6934eb022b5bc2a7/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e94f0a73ac2ae0173ec7728c695d39a3/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04e68e116e71c3942c9b4acb2e4ffcd4/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce3efe732119f95a4ba7f7771e436a73/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f00ebfbf7cb203450935092b4487a91/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04fffba4b393fc5f39e3fc7ff87671b6/tumblr_mn795jRtbl1qzqbauo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#comics #hemp #marijuana #fikaris</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/51065486375http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/51065486375Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:53 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/14386a6253268562b938424b771b2e56/tumblr_mn4yaaqB271qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks for the painting richy bb #richardbutlerbowden #painting #portrait #fikaris #citylights #2006</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50974062160http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50974062160Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:57 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/111c48fb5e5ff12e9f2179f5979a961f/tumblr_mmy25y94hu1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#painting #girl #worseside #aerosol #steeltip #enamel #fikaris #2013 #tags #art</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50649937285http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50649937285Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15:34 +1000steeltipartenameltagsfikarisworsesideaerosolgirlpainting2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f1c06ee9eb45c170cc006cd56ee657b/tumblr_mmxitpSf3E1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#samwallman #inkerasespaper #tinningstreet</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50637276391http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50637276391Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:49 +1000tinningstreetsamwallmaninkerasespaper<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f03f1b751943fb7ad6371c0de462578f/tumblr_mmuaxxLqPr1qzqbauo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#htmlflowers #silentarmystoreroom #fikaris #studio</p>http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50492515017http://fikarisart.tumblr.com/post/50492515017Wed, 15 May 2013 22:34:45 +1000fikarissilentarmystoreroomstudiohtmlflowers